The Genetics of Humanness | Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA)

Event Date (Pacific Time):

Friday, Apr 8, 2011 - 1:00pm to 5:00pm

Venue:

UCSD - Liebow Auditorium, School of Medicine

Event Chairs:

Ajit Varki, UC San Diego School of Medicine
Elaine Mardis, The Ohio State University

Event Speakers:

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Event Sessions:

Media for each talk can be played by clicking on icons in the table below, or by clicking on the individual talk titles below and then the attachment file at the bottom of the page.

Speakers	Media	Session
Margaret Schoeninger		Welcome
Ajit Varki		Introductory Remarks
Elaine Mardis		The Orangutan Genome
Richard Green		Neandertal and Denisovan Genomes
Evan Eichler		Segmental Duplications/Deletions
Alysson Muotri		Genetic Comparisons of Human and Ape Stem Cells
Katherine Pollard		Human Accelerated Regions in the Genome
James Noonan		Uniquely Human Gene Regulation
Yoav Gilad		Comparing Immune Response Pathways in Primates
Genevieve Konopka		Human-Specific Signaling Networks
Ajit Varki		Human-Specific Changes in Siglec Genes
Pascal Gagneux		Closing Remarks